Sore throat and difficulty swallowing in a 9-year-old boy

Creator(s)

Nirav Shastri, Children's Mercy HospitalFollow
Gretchen Black, Children's Mercy HospitalFollow
Milton Fowler, Children's Mercy HospitalFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

5-2011

Identifier

DOI: 10.1542/pir.32-5-215

Abstract

• Uvulitis is an infrequently recognized pediatric condition. • The diagnosis should be considered for the patient who presents with a sore throat, dysphagia, and an erythematous, edematous uvula in the absence of other, more serious disorders such as retropharyngeal or peritonsillar abscess.

Journal Title

Pediatrics in Review

Volume

32

Issue

5

First Page

215

Last Page

217

Recommended Citation

Shastri, N., Black, G., Fowler, M. Sore throat and difficulty swallowing in a 9-year-old boy Pediatrics in Review 32, 215-217 (2011).